National Association for the Education of Young Children

Accreditation of ece higher Education and early learning programs - naeyc guides the early childhood Education field through its unifying standards for practice and two accreditation systems - naeyc accreditation of early learning programs and naeyc accreditation/recognition of higher Education programs. More than 5,800 early learning programs serving Young Children are naeyc accredited as of naeyc's fiscal year ending august 31, 2022. There are also more than 200 naeyc accredited higher Education programs preparing early childhood educators.

Conferences and meetings - naeyc's annual events are integral to the impact it has on the early childhood profession. In naeyc's fiscal year ending august 31, 2022, naeyc hosted its second successful virtual annual conference (november) that drew over 3,700 early Education professionals as they gathered to learn, connect, and grow as a profession. the annual conference featured 125 sessions across 18 topic areas such as developmentally appropriate practice (dap), equity/diversity/anti-bias, family engagement, trauma, social/emotional development, stem, professionalism, leadership, and ethics. the conference also focused on the release of naeyc's fourth edition of developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs. Naeyc's public policy forum also took place virtually with more than 1,300 early childhood educators and advocates from all 50 states and the district of columbia participating in two days of more than 20 online, interactive, and recorded sessions featuring federal, state, and local ece policy experts and leaders, followed by multiple days of virtual visits with congressional members and staffers. Finally, naeyc was able to resume its first in-person professional learning institute in cleveland, Ohio since the covid-19 pandemic. the institute featured over 200 sessions presented by experts and other thought leaders which drew 1,400 attendees. Additionally, the institute had 48 exhibitors.

Publications - naeyc offers the early childhood field current, relevant, research-based guidance on providing high-quality educational opportunities for Children from birth through age 8. Naeyc published six books in its fiscal year ending august 31, 2022: (i) the Young child and mathematics, third edition; (ii) developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs serving Children from birth through age 8, fourth edition; (iii) infants and toddlers at play: choosing the right stuff for learning and development; (iv) media literacy for Young Children; (v) digital tools for learning, creating, and thinking: developmentally appropriate strategies for early childhood educators; and (vi) preschoolers at play: choosing the right stuff for learning and development.naeyc published four issues of teaching Young Children and four issues of Young Children. the four issues of teaching Young Children included a range of timely and research-based topics, including playful content learning; a focus on math; developmentally appropriate technology in preschool; and nature learning indoors and out. the four issues of Young Children contained clusters of articles addressing the following topics: dap and playful learning; preparing early childhood educators; individuality and inclusive practices; supporting literacy through engaging instruction and materials.

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